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10 U.S.C. § 9314 — Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members
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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 9325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.
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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 9325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.
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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force may be retired under section 9314 or 9317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces.
**(b)** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a).
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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 7325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Secretary concerned may, upon the warrant officer’s request, retire a warrant officer of any armed force under his jurisdiction who has at least 20 years of active service that could be credited to him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114).
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When settling an account of a disbursing official, the Comptroller General shall allow disposal of public stores the disbursing official made under an order of a commanding officer when presented with satisfactory evidence that the order was made and that the stores were disposed of as the order provided. The commanding officer is accountable for the disposal.
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**(a)** A Reserve enlisted member of the Air Force described in subsection (b) who is retired under [section 9314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9314&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired in the highest enlisted grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(b)** This section applies to a Reserve enlisted member who—
(1) at the time of retirement is serving on active duty (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, on full-time National Guard duty) in a grade lower than the highest enlisted grade held by the member while on active duty (or full-time National Guard duty); and
(2) was previously administratively reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s own misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(c)** This section applies with respect to Reserve enlisted members who are retired under [section 9314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9314&num=0&edition=prelim) after September 30, 1996.
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**(a) Computation.—**
(1) **Formula.—** — The monthly retired pay of a member entitled to such pay under this subtitle is computed by multiplying—
(A) the member’s retired pay base (as computed under section 1406(e) or 1407 of this title), by
(B) the retired pay multiplier prescribed in [section 1409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim) for the number of years credited to the member under [section 1405 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1405&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Additional 10 percent for certain enlisted members credited with extraordinary heroism.—** — If a member who is retired under [section 9314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9314&num=0&edition=prelim) has been credited by the Secretary of the Air Force with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the member’s retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) (but to not more than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the computation of such retired pay is based (except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam era, as that term is defined in [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim))). The Secretary’s determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.
**(b) General Rules.—**
(1) **Use of most favorable formula.—** — If a person would otherwise be entitled to retired pay computed under more than one formula in subsection (a) or the table in [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-t
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the commander of the Air University may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology who meet the degree requirements.
**(b) Limitation.—** A degree may not be conferred under this section unless—
(1) the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
(2) the United States Air Force Institute of Technology is accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
**(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.—**
(1) When seeking to establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives—
(A) a copy of the self assessment questionnaire required by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted to the Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
(B) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the degree granting authority.
(2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or redesignation and any subsequent recommendat
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**(a)** For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) the Library of Congress;
(C) the Botanic Garden;
(D) the Government Publishing Office;
(E) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(F) the government of the District of Columbia;
but does not include—
(i) a Government controlled corporation;
(ii) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(iii) the Virgin Islands Corporation;
(iv) the Atomic Energy Commission;
(v) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(vi) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense;
(vii) the Government Accountability Office;
(viii) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(ix) the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense; or
(x) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense;
(2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency;
(3) “position” means the work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to an employee;
(4) “class” or “class of positions” includes all positions which are sufficiently similar, as to—
(A) kind or subject-matter of work;
(B) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(C) the qualification requirements of the work;
to warrant similar treatment in personnel and pay administration; and
(5) “grade” includes all classes of positions which, although different with respect to kind or subject-matter of work, are sufficiently equivalent as to—
(A) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(B) level of qualification requirements of the work;
to warrant their inclusion within one range of rates of basic pay in the General Schedule.
**(b)** Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, this chapter applies to all civilian positions and
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9317
2011—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted ‘‘the
date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending
on September 30, 2013’’ for ‘‘January 6, 2006, and ending
on December 31, 2008’’.
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 struck out second
comma after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ in par. (1) and substituted
‘‘January 6, 2006,’’ for ‘‘the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006’’ in par. (2).
Pub. L. 109–163 designated existing provisions as par.
(1), substituted ‘‘during the period specified in para-
graph (2),’’ for ‘‘during the period beginning on October
1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’, and added
par. (2).
2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2001’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2001’’.
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–261 substituted ‘‘during
the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on
September 30, 2001’’ for ‘‘during the nine-year period be-
ginning on October 1, 1990’’.
1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted ‘‘nine-
year period’’ for ‘‘five-year period’’.
1990—Pub. L. 101–510 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Air
Force, during the period beginning Oct. 23, 1992, and
ending Oct. 1, 1995, to apply this section to a regular or
reserve commi
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